In a world blanketed by snow and confusion, the Pope abandons his post, leaving doubt and an uncertain future on the horizon. One man rises up to claim what has always been his destiny: Your new Pope, Keith Field. It's a different kind of papacy.

In this episode, Josh and Keith talk about snow, snow days, winter's chill and the frigid wastelands of South Dakota and their shadowy pizza franchise/Book-of-Revelations Ministry combination enterprises and Keith's mad plans and pontifications for a bold new style of pontiff.

Apologies to Turkey.

Like Paul McCartney and Wings once sung:

"Magneto said "Now The Time Come

To gather our forces and run!!!"

Oh no . . . . . .

This can't be so . . . . . ."

But it is so. Josh and Keith talk comic books: What drew them into the world of collecting them, the universes they represented, and what that world and those universes meant. Also: The boys get OWS on Richie Rich, Josh SHAMES himself (and the Shaolin Temple) by forgetting Captain America's secret identity, the SECRET ORIGIN of his ancestral love of superheroes, Keith's discovery of bootleg Jessica Rabbit German pornography at a comic book convention, and the best hero you never heard of. And his girlfriend named Bernie.

The thrill of sport; for the love of the game. Or not. Josh and Keith exchange war stories of being on the outs from organized sporting and the disastrous attempts to get in.

Learn how a strike-out rule had to be invented for Keith's T-Ball attempts. Josh's too-new glove and the concentration-camp survivor who despised him for it. How Josh's loss at a karate tournament was the biggest win he ever got. Keith's hapless little brother and his transformation into CAGE-HEAD at the cruel hands of the Little League. Let the games begin!

They say you're never supposed to talk about religion or politics. Well, "they" can go pound sand and/or tell it to Sweeney. Because we talk religion this episode.

Tales of how our lives intersected with and were affected by churches, temples, ceremonies and the like. But, you know, THE TIME HAS COME style, so there are stories of farting in pews and childhood disaster preparedness for vampire attack and the like. Learn how Keith was banished from church and told never to return. The amazing and true story of the most insane funeral ever. Good stuff.

The internet. The web. The information SUPAH-highway. It, like the Force that Ben Kenobi once spoke of, surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together.

Join Keith and Josh as they talk about internet culture, stories made possible by the internet and the magical, instant connectivity it can provide. Also, learn the strange (and true!) tale of Keith Field's magnum opus finding no love or backing, despite the lies and promises given to him by said internet. Or at least, the porn stars on it.

Aaaand we're back! Sick and hacking up phlegm, but back. The semi-triumphant return of The Time Has Come: Podcast Adventures With Josh Dobbin and Keith Field is not without some bumps: Josh forgets to hit the "record" button and we "tape" 20 minutes of the show without taping. Hilarity ensues.

In this episode: KEITH'S ILL FATED DISNEY ADVENTURES! TALES OF POO AND SMELL! AND CUCUMBERS! AND BLOOD! JOSH SAVES CHRISTMAS (SORTA!)

This special Friday-edition podcast does not mean that a new episode will not be coming on Tuesday. Because one totally will. One that Josh will actually remember to press "record" to capture!

a note from Josh Dobbin: Keith and I debated whether we should put up an episode or not this week. I was of the opinion at first that a kind of "moment of silence" would be appropriate to observe. But Keith said, "I understand that. But don't you think it's also a good idea to know that we still live in a world where good things should be talked about to? Where it is OK to laugh?" He was right, and here it is.

The Time Has Come looks back over roads traveled: a recap of where we began this year, episode by episode. We talk about some behind the scenes things on each episode and go over things we missed or additional stories that didn't make it into each.

This will be our last show of 2012, as vacation and holiday travel will see Keith in Florida for the rest of the year. But we'll be back in 2013, better than ever. Or, failing that, at least: older.

Americans have a love affair with their cars. The idea of identity and masculinity being expressed through and by a vehicle is one that holds sway in our culture.

Not so for Josh and Keith. ESPECIALLY for Keith, who claims that ALL cars are actively attempting to kill him.

In this episode: Keith's 1st car and its terrible racist christening, a tale of cars and stinks and farts (oh my!), Josh's challenge of virility by way of jet-ski mastery, and the time Keith was taken for a ride by low-level Brazilian gangsters. But a very, very short ride, all total.

Also! The re-release of Pulp Fiction in the theaters and some 90s and QT talk. Good stuff.

It's that wonderful season we all find so pleasin'... the Toys 'R Us tiiiime of year....

Christmas is only a few weeks away, so Josh and Keith deconstruct the idea of toys and the desire for them and the need for play. We learn the hard-plastic secret of Keith's "Rosebud" and find out about how he barely survived a rampaging pack of furious mothers during the height of the POWER RANGERS toy craze.

Also discussed: The dystopian nightmare of modern day Chuck E. Cheese, Keith's nightmare weekend, the further adventures of Ayash-Man, and who did or did not invent Pac-Man.

In which Josh and Keith discuss ailments and maladies. But, you know, in a fun way. The talk (eventually) gets to various and sundry injuries, illnesses and hospitalizations of the past, but not before we learn all about Keith's meeting with the CAKE BOSS, Buddy Velastro and more troll-lore than you thought possible.

Like all good podcasts, this one ends in geysers of explosive diarrhea.